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J. ROSLOSNIK. VEGETABLE CUTTER.

No. 519,095. Patented May 1, 1894.

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JOHN ROSLOSNIK, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 519,095, dated May 1,1894.

Application filed July 1. 1893'. Serial No. 479,331- (N'o model.)

.To aZZ whom it may concern.- Be it known that I, JOHN ROSLOSNIK, asubectof the Emperor of Austria-Hungary, residmg in the city, county,and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Vegetablegutter,of which the following is a specificaion.

Thisinvention relates to certain improvements n vegetable cutters forcutting vegetables in large quantities, similar in general principle tothat for which an application for- Letters Patent was made by meheretofore, on March 10, 1893, Serial No.465,4=53, and allowedMay 4,1893. v

Thisinvention consists of a vegetable cutter, which comprises asupporting-frame, a rotary cutter-disk provided with curved knivessupported in said frame, means for feeding the vegetables to said disk,and a salt-box on the under side of the cutter-disk, means for impartinga quick reciprocating motion to the same, an endless conveyor arrangedbelow the cutter-disk, on which the sliced vegetables and salt sprinkledover the same are deposited and conveyed to a suitable bucket or otherreceptacle.

The invention consists further of certain details of construction andcombination of parts, which will be fully described hereinafter andfinally pointed out in the claims. 7

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1. represents a front elevation ofmy improved vegetable cutter. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same, partlyin horizontal section, on line 2 2, F1g.'1. Fig. 3 is a verticallongitudinalsection on line 33, Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a perspective view ofone end of the endless conveyor. Flg. 5 is a section on line 55, Fig. 2.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a supporting-frame which ispreferably made of wood or other suitable material A, a yokeshaped frameof cast-iron or other suitable material which is placed or supported onthe main portion of the table of the main-frame A, the yoke-shaped framebeing provided with suitable bearings for the power-transmitting shafts.The main-frame A and the yoke-shaped frame A support in suitable stepand neck bearings the vertical shaft 1) of the horizontal cutter-disk Bwhich is continuously rotated by means of bevel cog-wheels b and b Thebevel cog-wheel b is applied to .a horizontal shaft 6 that is. supportedin brackets 12 arranged on the yoke-shaped frame A said shaft beingprovided with pulleys or a crank-wheel, according as the out ter is tobe operated by belt and pulley transmission from a suitable power-shaft,or by hand.

Over the cutter-disk extends a strong metal plate G of square shape,which is attached at its edges to the top part of the main-frame A, saidcovering-plate being provided with a center opening for the shaft b andwith an opening and inclined guard-plate 0', against which the cabbageor other vegetable who cut is pressed, so that the same is subjected tothe action of the cutting knives arranged in the cutter-disk B., Thecutting-knives are preferably arranged in slightly inclined position andmade of curved shape, the edges of the knives passing close to the underside of the covering-plate C, so that they act on the heads of cabbagethat are pressed against the inclined plate 0. By the successive actionof the knives of the cutter-disk, the cabbage heads are drawn into theopening and thereby subjected, through the exterior pressurev exertedthereon, to the cutting action of the knives on the cutter-disk B. Thedirection of the motion of the cutter-disk is indicated by the arrow inFig. 2. Below the cutter-disk is supported in suitable keepers d a saltbox D which is supplied with salt through a vertical tube D at one end.The salt-box is perforated in the portion which is located 'directlybelow the opening through which the cabbage or other vegetable isdropped. The cutter-disk is provided with an eccentric pin e whichengages at each rotation of the cutter -disk B the free end of a pivotedand springactuated arm 6 which is connected by a helical spring 6 withthe salt box D, as shown clearly in Fig. 2. A spring a suitably fastenedto the frame bears on the side of the salt box and as soon as the pin ehas passed the end of the pivot-arm e throws the salt box back into theoriginal position. ,The action of this pivot-arm and the helical springmoves the salt-box in its keepers, while the spring 6" quickly returnsin the same into its initial position, so as to exert a jerking actionon the same and throw thereby a quantity of salt through theperforations in the side of the box into the vegetable cutoff by thecutting knives, during one rotation of the cutter-disk B. The slices ofthe vegetables are dropped through the openings in the cutter-disk ontoan endless conveyer F, which is formed of a number of buckets f that arehinged together, said buckets being provided with parallel side walls fwith rounded-off ends, and a transverse rear wall f between said ends,said rear ends overlappingthe walls of the next adjacent bucket. Theendless conveyer F is guided on suitable hexagonal rollers F, one ofwhich is arranged in the nature of a guide-roller, the shaft of which issupported in suitable bearings of a separate frame F, while the otherroller is in the nature of a driving roller, its shaft being providedwith a pulley at its outer end that is connected by a transmitting chainor belt with a sprocket pinion on the driving-shaft I) supported on theauxiliary frame A, as shown clearly in Fig. 1. Below the outer end ofthe endless conveyer F is placed a pail or other receptacle, into whichthe sliced vegetables are to be deposited.

The operation of my improved vegetable cutter is as follows:

The vegetables to be out are fed to the opening below the inclinedguard-plate of the cover 0, and subjected there to the action of theknives of the cutter-disk B. At each rotation of the cutter-disk, aquick reciprocating motion is imparted to the salt box by the mechanismdescribed, and thereby a certain quantity of salt is applied to thevegetables cut off by the knives during one rotation of the cutter-disk.The cut off vegetables with the quantity of salt sprinkled over thesame, are conducted by the conveyer to the barrel or other receptacle inwhich the sliced vegetables are collected. They are preserved in thesame or transferred to the pail or other suitable storage receptacle inwhich they are to be stored until required for use.

My improved rotary vegetable cutter has the advantages that the same canbe operated by power, and large quantities of vegetables can be cut upin a given time. Secondly, that it is intended to be a stationarystructure and mainly to be used by parties who have to cut up largequantities of vegetables for sauerkraut, &c. Thirdly, by the use of thesalt box, the separate and expensive mixing of the out vegetables withsalt, for which usually skilled hands are required, is dispensed withand the salt is applied in uniform quantities and in due proportion tothe quantity of vegetables, so that a perfectly reliable mixing of thesalt with the vegetables is obtained.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. The combination, of a rotary cutter-disk, and anumber of cutting-knives, a coveringplate having openings, an inclinedguardplate over the openings for the vegetable to be cut, areciprocating salt box located below the said cutter-disk, and providedwith perforations in the side-walls, means for intermittentlyreciprocating the salt-box and 1mparting a quick blow to the same so asto drop a certain quantity of salt on the sliced Vegetable dropped belowthe cutter-disk, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, of a rotary cutter-disk having a number of cuttingknives, a cover extending over said disk and provided with openings, aninclined guard-plate for guiding the vegetable to the cutter-disk, asalt box supported in keepers below the said cutterdisk, and providedwith discharge openings in its side, means for intermittentlyreciprocating the salt box so as to impart a quick blow to the same anddrop a certain quantity of salt on the sliced vegetables, and an endlesseonveyer arranged below the cutter disk, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination, of a supporting-frame, a rotary cutter-disk havingcutting-knives, supported in bearings of the supportingframe, acovering-plate extending over the cutter-disk and provided withopenings, an inclined guard-plate for guiding the vegetables to thedisk, a salt box supported in keepers below the cutter-disk and providedwith openings in the side walls, means for impartin g a quickintermittent reciprocating motion to the salt box, so that a quick blowis given to the same, and an endless conveyer arranged below thecutter-disk and salt-box, and composed of a number of buckets providedwith overlapping side walls and transverse partitions at the rear part,said conveyer being adapted to drop the out and salted vegetables into asuitable receptacle, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

, JOHN ROSLOSNIK.

Witnesses:

CHARLES Sonaonnna, ADOLPH Sonnana.

